Daijiworld Media Network - Hyderabad (SP)

Hyderabad, Dec 6: The man behind the encounter operation of all the four persons accused of raping a young veterinarian in Telangana happens to be Cyberabad police commissioner, Vishwanath Sajjanar. Sajjanar belongs to Gadag.

Vishwanath, whose daredevilry is well-known, had also claimed the life of an auto rickshaw driver in the past. The driver in question had attacked a married woman at Warangal, Telangana, with acid.

Appreciation is pouring in for this illustrious police officer for having eliminated all the accused in the rape case that had received worldwide attention because of the brutality and the unfortunate circumstances under which it had happened.

After the shocking crime on November 27, a section of people have been demanding Sajjanar to deliver justice as he had done in the past while serving as the Superintendent of Warangal district in undivided Andhra Pradesh.

After the incident, Cyberabad Police had come under flak for its handling of a missing complaint lodged by the victim's family, about two hours after the she spoke to her sister over phone stating that she was stranded near the Outer Ring Road and was frightened. The victim's family alleged that the police wasted a lot of time over jurisdiction issue and responded four hours later.

Three policemen were later suspended by Sajjanar. The Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of 1996 batch was supervising the investigations into the horrific crime. He had constituted various teams to probe the case.

Sajjanar, an official of the rank of Inspector General of Police, took over as the Commissioner of Cyberabad in March 2018.

One of the three commissionerates in Greater Hyderabad, Cyberabad covers the Information Technology hubs of Hitec City, Gachibowli and other key clusters on the outskirts of the city.

Sajjanar, who earlier held key positions in undivided Andhra Pradesh and subsequently in Telangana, was also believed to be instrumental in killing of Maoists in encounter.